Summary
Ocoee Dam No. 3, located in southeast Tennessee, is the third in a string of three TVA dams on the Ocoee River. It was built by TVA during World War II to produce power for the war effort.

Along with the other Ocoee dams, it is an integral part of TVA’s hydroelectric system. Together they produce more than 70,000 kilowatts of electric power.

The Ocoee No. 3 powerhouse is located more than two miles downstream from the dam. At the dam, water from the river is diverted into a tunnel and carried to the powerhouse downstream. Because of the drop in elevation from the dam to the powerhouse, power generation is significantly higher than it would have been if the dam been built next to the powerhouse.